Very impressive custom work! Top notch.
Ok guys I am done with my Car PC, enjoy :)
Finally I am done with the install of my car PC, it does everything a computer can do besides GPS, music, Radio, car diagnostics... etc
Enjoy, and also forgive me for not vacuuming the car hehe
Enjoy, and also forgive me for not vacuuming the car hehe
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Without counting the mistakes I made buying wrong parts besides collateral damage, I would say... around 1000$.
Note that I bought the best parts available in the market for this Car PC!
For example:
Xenarc 7" sun readable LCD = 500$ (The one I have in my car)
A normal 7" LCD is around 150$, I also think those flipout LCDs are ugly and they block other components in the dashboard, besides the fact that they are not sun readable especially for a convertible like SLK.
SeaGate industrial shock resistant hard drive = 125$
Any cheap hard drive 20-40$
Energy efficient 35w AMD Athlon 2X 3800+ add3800cubox = 200$+ (if you can find it!). This stuff is so rare and discontinued, bought mine used and dirt cheap for 65$ only
Any other regular 65w AMD Athlon 2X 3800+ is 20-30$
Jetway ITX HD sound motherboard with Nvidia built in video card 150$
There are cheap slow motherboards for 20$ ( I wouldn't put that junk in my car)
As for the installation process, I think it requires a certain amount of know how about electronics and computers, never do things quickly, I only worked on weekends, the rest of week I was at school and this gave me some time to think things twice before using the scalpel
My advise, if you are to start a similar project, don't think about the money, be generous, don't give up, and also take your time.
Certainly an item MB would charge thousands to do,. are you able to use a Linux flavour instead of windozz... Nice work on the esthetics, btw, is that grey wire that seems to go to/under the driver seat for the pilot eject button
That's the cable for the current chunky keyboard I have behind driver seat, I didn't want to pass it in a way that will make it difficult to remove, in the near future I will buy a wireless illuminated keyboard and find a place to stick it with VelcroCertainly an item MB would charge thousands to do,. are you able to use a Linux flavour instead of windozz... Nice work on the esthetics, btw, is that grey wire that seems to go to/under the driver seat for the pilot eject button
Regarding Linux, I wanted to stick with windows even though I had to pay 80$ for the CD, There is 2 main front end software programs for car PC, one is called CentraFuse and is about 125$ (ready made, just install), the other is RideRunner or RR which is free and backed up by its users. I chose the free one because I like the way people are developing it... it seems to be more flexible but requires more knowledge dealing with it.
Car PCs are something that is becoming rapidly popular, so many people are doing that stuff to keep their old cars modern like the new models.
@Indy Joe
I am actually not the first one to build an SLK carputer, there is a guy in this forum called ernie I think, he was the first as far as I know, but his approach was different, he placed the LCD on the cup holder and the computer case in the centre of the spare tire. I think my approach gives a more factory look.
@JoeyRindone
I know that keyboard, it is 150$+, very expensive but cool, My motherboard however needs a keyboard hooked for startup, and as you know this is a bluetooth keyboard, so probably it will not work for me unless if I keep the electric circuit of my chunky keyboard hooked in order to fool the system hehe
My next step is to find a decent car alarm that has a lot of capabilities, I wish someone could give us more information about the stock SLK230 alarm system or about their experience upgrading it
I am actually not the first one to build an SLK carputer, there is a guy in this forum called ernie I think, he was the first as far as I know, but his approach was different, he placed the LCD on the cup holder and the computer case in the centre of the spare tire. I think my approach gives a more factory look.
@JoeyRindone
I know that keyboard, it is 150$+, very expensive but cool, My motherboard however needs a keyboard hooked for startup, and as you know this is a bluetooth keyboard, so probably it will not work for me unless if I keep the electric circuit of my chunky keyboard hooked in order to fool the system hehe
My next step is to find a decent car alarm that has a lot of capabilities, I wish someone could give us more information about the stock SLK230 alarm system or about their experience upgrading it
The GPS receiver and camera
Here is a pic of the GPS receiver on my car and the rear view camera
Here is a pic of the GPS receiver on my car and the rear view camera
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